Six to Twelve Months
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Developing Abilities
~ Enjoys verbal-motor play -- pat-a-cake or waving bye-bye ~
~ Understands simple frequently used words such as "no-no" ~
~ Vocalizes during play ~
~ Tries to imitate adult speech ~
~ Understands most simple language directed towards baby ~
~ Puts objects in and out of containers ~
~ Pokes or points with index finger ~
~ Creeps, crawls, or pulls to a stand and "cruises" ~
To Do for Parents
~ Use simple clear language when talking ~
~ Recite rhythmic poems while bounding baby on knee ~
~ Show baby some hand and finger rhymes ~
~ Read simple concept books, point to and label things on pages ~
~ Place books on furniture edges so baby will discover them ~
~ Include board books in playthings ~
Recommended Reading
Baby's Animal Friends ~ Phoebe Dunn
Farm Animals ~ Phoebe Dunn
Baby's Home ~ Neil Ricklen
Baby's Toys ~ Neil Ricklen
Baby's Clothes ~ Neil Ricklen
I See ~ Helen Oxenbury
I Can ~ Helen Oxenbury
Clap Hands ~ Helen Oxenbury
I Am A Baby ~ Jeff Frazier
Baby Says ~ John Steptoe
The Baby's Lap Book ~ Kay Chorao
Baby food ~ Margaret Miller
My Best Friends ~ Margaret Miller
Pat-a-Cake and Other Play Rhymes ~ Joanna Cole
Sleepytime Rhyme ~ Remy Charlip
I Love Animals ~ Flora McDonnell
